Beer Braised Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ⓘ
- 1 (3 1/2 lb) whole chickens, cut up, skin removed ⓘ
- 3 large onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 12 12 fluid ounces non-alcoholic beer or 12 fluid ounces ginger ale ⓘ
- 1 small bay leaf ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar ⓘ
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar ⓘ
Instructions
- In a 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until very hot.
- Add chicken pieces and cook until browned on all sides. Transfer chicken to a large plate, using a slotted spoon.
- Add onions to skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned. Transfer onions to plate with chicken, using a slotted spoon.
- Stir flour into drippings in the skillet until blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until flour is dark brown.
- Gradually stir in beer, and cook until sauce boils and thickens slightly, stirring constantly.
- Stir in bay leaf, brown sugar, salt, thyme, and pepper.
- Return chicken and onions to skillet; heat to boiling over high heat.
- Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender.
- Skim fat from sauce in skillet. Discard bay leaf. Stir in wine vinegar.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
482
kcal
24% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).